Vacancy at V-NAMA Project: Senior Advisor

The Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a German international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. Based on the national action plan to achieve national GHG emission reduction target, GIZ is commissioned to set up a vertically integrated NAMA (National Appropriate Mitigation Action) in the Waste Sector. Therefore the V-NAMA project is looking for

Senior Advisor

A. Responsibilities

1. Support the development strategic concepts on GHG mitigation in solid waste management;

2. Provide professional advice to national and sub-national partners;

3. Innovation and knowledge management and communication of innovations to a broad target group;

4. Advices partner institution(s) on order clarification, identifying needs, developing concepts and strategies and provides technical input;

5. Participates in identifying needs for external support and advice, works on policy recommendations and develops a strategic approach;

6. Contributes to preparing and implementing the coordination process, joint project/programme activities and work in the regions;Formulates job descriptions and terms of reference and selects and supervises third parties in the course of carrying out project/programme activities, including performance evaluation;

7. Monitors the development and implementation of project/programme plans and activities in close consultation with counterparts;

8. Deals with the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and other eventson issues related to the project programme's area of activity;

9. Develops and organises quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements and initiatives;

10. Monitors project progress and the activities of components, reviews reports and documents on the progress of joint programmes, identifies bottlenecks and recommends alternative management options to the programme manager;

11. Ensures cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with partners, carries out PR work and cooperates with local communities, relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies and individuals in the project programme environment and with other projects to improve and maintain good working relationships.

B. Required qualifications, competences and experience

Qualifications

§ Master Degree or equivalent work experience in the field of Political Science, Engineering or Environmental Management

§ Language skills: excellent spoken and written Indonesian and English

* Proficient computer skills

Professional experience

§ 10 - 15 years' professional experience, with at least 5 years' professional experience in a comparable position

§ Rich experiences and knowledge on working with Government Agencies Networks into public sectors in Indonesia regarding environment/ energy/ climate change issues

Other qualifications and skills

* Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills and ability to utilize appropriate language/ argumentation for different types of stakeholders, i.e. public partners, donors, NGOs, etc.
* Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently while also having the skills and interests to work effectively within teams and networks
* Demonstrated ability to do conceptual work, critical thinking, successfully implement concepts, and be able to monitor, adjust, and report on results achieved

Duty Station : Jakarta

Interested candidate should submit the application letter, CV with latest photograph and list of references to recruitment@paklim.<mailto:recruitment@paklim.>org before 18th August 2013. Please indicate your application by putting the following code in the subject line: SA-VNAMA